Cops: Teen killed mom, then took shower, watched TV

PALMYRA, Pa. -- Police say a Pennsylvania teen told authorities he watched TV and took a shower after he stabbed his mom with a kitchen knife and then strangled her with a piece of rope until she died.

Police say 17-year-old Jacob Taliaferro called 911 Monday evening saying he killed Lorrie Ann Demko at their Palmyra home and that she had been dead for some time. After the killing, the Lebanon Daily News reports Taliaferro said he checked for his mother's pulse, and when he didn't find one, he took a shower and watched TV.

Palmyra is about 15 miles east of Harrisburg.

Police found Demko dead on a bedroom floor with multiple stab wounds to her chest.

The Lebanon Daily News reports the murder weapon was found in a sink.

Lebanon County prosecutors say Taliaferro has been charged as an adult with criminal homicide. He's being held without bail.